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繰り返す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	繰くり返かえす	繰くり返かえさない
Polite	繰くり返かえします	繰くり返かえしません
Past polite	繰くり返かえしました	繰くり返かえしませんでした
Past	繰くり返かえした	繰くり返かえさなかった
Te-form	繰くり返かえして	繰くり返かえさないで
Desire	繰くり返かえしたい	繰くり返かえしたくない
Potential	繰くり返かえせる	繰くり返かえせない
Passive	繰くり返かえされる	繰くり返かえされない
Causative	繰くり返かえさせる	繰くり返かえさせない
Causative passive	繰くり返かえさせられる	繰くり返かえさせられない
Volitional	繰くり返かえそう
Polite volitional	繰くり返かえしましょう
Imperative	繰くり返かえせ	繰くり返かえすな
Conditional	繰くり返かえせば	繰くり返かえさなければ
Tara conditional	繰くり返かえしたら	繰くり返かえさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb, intransitive verb

repeat; do over again

General verb for repeating an action, statement, or process. Can be used transitively (repeat something) or intransitively (something repeats).

同おなじ間ま違ちがいを繰くり返かえさないでください。
Please don't repeat the same mistake.
歴れき史しは繰くり返かえすと言いわれる。
It is said that history repeats itself.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を繰くり返かえすto repeat something (a statement, action, mistake, etc.)
彼かれは同おなじ質しつ問もんを繰くり返かえした。
He repeated the same question.
〈事こと〉が繰くり返かえされるfor something (an event, mistake, tragedy) to happen again and again
同おなじ悲ひ劇げきが繰くり返かえされる。
The same tragedy keeps repeating itself.
何なん度ども繰くり返かえすto repeat something many times over
練れん習しゅうを何なん度ども繰くり返かえして覚おぼえた。
I memorized it by repeating the practice many times.

Expressions

歴れき史しは繰くり返かえすhistory repeats itself

Kanji

繰winding, reel, spin
返return, answer, fade

Transitive / intransitive

繰り返す can be used both transitively, as in 彼は同じミスを繰り返した (He repeated the same mistake), and intransitively, as in 同じ事故が繰り返す (The same accident keeps recurring).

Related words· 7

重かさねるN3
重ねる means to pile up or layer things (often physically), while 繰り返す focuses on repeating an action or event over time.
反はん復ぷく
反復 is a formal, often technical noun for repetition, whereas 繰り返す is the everyday verb used in ordinary conversation.
リピートN3
繰り返す is the native Japanese verb for repeating something and fits a much wider range of everyday contexts, while リピート is a casual loanword often used for media playback or business jargon.
言いい返かえすN2
繰り返す is the general verb for repeating actions or words, while 言い返す in its repetition sense narrowly means to say someone's words back.

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やり直なおすN3
繰り返す means to repeat an action, often cyclically, whereas やり直す emphasizes going back to the beginning to redo something after a failure.
返かえすN5
繰り返す means to repeat an action over and over, while 返す as an auxiliary can also mean 'to do again,' though it is less common for general repetition.
何なん度どもN2
繰り返す is a verb meaning 'to repeat', while 何度も is the adverb 'many times' that often modifies such a verb.

Don't confuse with

繰くり広ひろげる
繰り返す (to repeat) shares the 繰り- prefix with 繰り広げる (to unfold) but means something entirely different, so learners should not confuse the two.
引ひき返かえすN2
繰り返す looks and sounds similar to 引き返す but means 'to repeat', not 'to turn back'.
繰くり出だす
繰り返す (to repeat) looks similar to 繰り出す but means doing an action again, not extending or sending something out.

Word family

繰くり返かえし
repetition; repeat; cycle · repeatedly; again and again; over and over
繰くり返かえし符ふ号ごう
repetition symbol; iteration mark
繰くり返かえし記き号ごう
iteration mark; repetition symbol
繰くり返かえしゲーム
repeated game

Built from

繰くる+返かえす

Written forms

繰くり返かえすUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
くり返かえすUsage13%
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くりかえすUsage9%
繰くり返かえすUsage2%
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繰くりかえすUsage1%
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Etymology

Compound of 繰り (kuri, continuative form of 繰る 'to reel, spin') + 返す (kaesu, 'to return, repeat'). Literally 'to spin back', referring to doing something again.